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Game of Thrones cover artvsSuper Paper Mario cover art

Game of ThronesvsSuper Paper Mario

Game of Thrones leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Game of ThronesSuper Paper Mario

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Super Paper Mario leans harder on execution: Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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